Metallic stay.



No; 743,161. PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903. G. S. HERRIGK & W. H. LANDERS METALLIC STAY. APPLICATION TILED JUNE 25. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Iatented Ii'ovember 3, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. HERRICK AND WILLIAM H. LANDERS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

M ETALLIC STAY.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters'latent No. 743,161, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed June 25,1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we ,GEORGE S. HERRIOK and WILLIAM H. LANDERS, citizens of the United States, and residents of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Stays, of which the following, taken in' connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the species of metallic braces or stays which are designed to support the slabs of stationary washstands and are inclosed in ornamental sleeves.

The invention consists in certain improvements of the details of the braces, which possess the following advantages, to wit: First, it securely supports the slab without presenting any obstructions on the floor under the slab or interfering with the said floor-space; secondly, it permits the brace to be adjusted in length without depriving the ornamental sleeve of the requisite means for sustaining it in concentricity with the brace; thirdly, it permits the aforesaid adjustment without incurring exposure of the joints at the ends of the sleeve; fourthly, it permits the said adjustment without depriving the exteriors of the end portions of the sleeve of proper protection from being marred or otherwise injured by hard substances brought into violent contact therewith; fifthly,it obviates the expense and loss of time of accurately fitting the length of the sleeve to the length of the brace, and, sixthly, it furnishes the means of neatly and securely supporting the front portion of the slab on the wall from which the slab projects, all as hereinafter more fully described, and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of our-improved metallic brace; and Fig. 2 is a detached face view of "one of the attachingplates of the brace.

In the said drawings, a represents one of the braces employed for supporting the slab b. Each of these braces consists of eitherametal' tube or rod of the requisite diameter to impart to it sufficient stifiness to support the front portion of the slab b which projects from the wall D. Said braces are inclined to Serial No. 163,022. (No model.)

the wall, and thus obviate obstructing the floor-space under the slab.

For securing the brace a in its proper supporting position we place transversely on the under side of the slab b a metal strap 3, formed at one end with a downward extension 8, which is fastened to the wall D by means of screws, as shown in Fig. 1, or in any other suitable manner to obtain a firm hold on the wall.

In connection with the strap 5 we employ two plates 0 and 0', each of which is formed with a web 10, constituting the seat of the plate. Said web is perforated, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, for reception of screws, by means of which the plate is fastened in position.

The plate a is attached to the under side of the front end portion of the strap 3, and the other plate 0 is attached to the wall D at a suitable distance beneath the slab. Each of these plates is formed with a screw-threaded socket d, which is inclined corresponding to the angle of inclination of the brace a, the end portions of' which are correspondingly screw-threaded and inserted into the sockets d d, which are of sufficient. depths to allow the plates to be adjusted longitudinally on the brace, so as to seat the webs w of the plates properly on the strap 5 and on the wall.

t represents the ornamental sleeve which incloses the brace a.

To allow the plates 0 c to be adjusted on the brace a as aforesaid without depriving the sleeve 1' of the necessary means for sustaining it in concentricity with the brace a and to provide at the same time proper protection for the exterior of the end portion of the sleeve and to also obviate the necessity of fitting the length of the sleeve to the length of the brace, we form each of the plates 0 and c with an annular outward offset 6 and with an annular rimfaround the outer edge of said offset, thus forming a diametrically-enlarged secondary socket 71, which is smooth internally and serves as a housing and shield for the end of the sleevet'inserted into said socket.

What we claim as our invention is- The combination with the wall and slab projecting therefrom, of a metal strap disposed transversely on the under side of the slab and fastened thereto and to the wall, I ings, all constructed and combined substanplates attached respectively to the slab and tiall y as set forth and shown.

to the Wall and formed with inclined screw- GEORGE S. HERRICK.

threaded sockets andWit-h enlarged housings WILLIAM H. LANDERS. 5 on the outer ends, of said sockets, the brace Witnesses:

having screw-threaded ends inserted in said J. J. LAASS,

sockets, and the sleeve inserted in the hous- G. VAN VORST. 

